gorged
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“You think that Alex Jones gorged himself on Whataburger? You’re saying five triple cheeseburgers and how many fry boxes?”
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Foreign media gorged themselves on the tale of the haves and the have-nots.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
He gorged himself habitually at table, which made him bilious, and gave him a dim and bleared eye and flabby cheeks.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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